Village · Bhairamgarh, Bijapur # Chihka Chihka is a village in Bhairamgarh sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494450. The 2011 Census counted 539 people in 127 households, the 40th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.3%. - 539 people (2011) - 127 households - 22.9% literacy - 494450 PIN code ## Chihka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chihka is 494450. Chihka falls in Bhairamgarh sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494450 - Gram panchayat Gudsakal - Community development block Bhairamgarh - Census village code 451231 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chihka from nearby towns? - Bhairamgarh (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ) 48 km by road - Bhairamgarh (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chihka? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chihka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhairamgarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bijapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chihka known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and cereal. Products made here include leaf plates, bamboo mats and bamboo basket. About 21% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chihka Of every 100 households in Chihka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chihka · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 9% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 1% 15% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 83% 69% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chihka? ■ Chihka · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 22.9% 29.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1227 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 992 - Working population 54.9% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 30.7% for men and 16.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 277 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhairamgarh - Mangapetha 609 people - Mangalnar 597 people - Chidrapal 549 people - Bodga 541 people - Tadkel 503 people - Kompalli 501 people - Tindodi 495 people - Petha 492 people All 282 villages in Bhairamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chihka? 494450 - How far is Chihka from Bijapur? 48 km by road - What is the population of Chihka? 539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chihka in? Bijapur district (Bhairamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chihka? 22.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/chihka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.